St. Louis city officials maintained registers in which they recorded a person’s date of birth, along with place of birth, racial status, names of parents and their places of birth, and name of informant. Separate registers for the races were not kept – names of whites and blacks appear together in the same books. These registers were used prior to state-wide requirements for filing such records. Have you found similar records?
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CategoriesAuthorI am a professional genealogist specializing in tracing the lives of African Americans. I earned my Ph.D. in history from the University of Alabama. |